The Light On The Wreck Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEEFF GGHHCC IIDDCC| Out there by the rocks at the end of the bank | A |
| In the mouth of the river the Wanderer sank | A |
| She is resting where meet the blue water and green | B |
| And only her masts and her funnel are seen | B |
| And you see when is fading the sunset s last fleck | C |
| On her foremast a lantern a light on a wreck | C |
| Tis a light on a wreck warning ships to beware | D |
| Of the drowned iron hull of the Wanderer there | D |
| And the ships that come in and go out in the night | E |
| Keep a careful lookout for the Wanderer s light | E |
| There are rules for the harbour and rules for the wave | F |
| But all captains steer clear of the Wanderer s grave | F |
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| And the stories of strong lives that ended in wrecks | G |
| Might be likened to lights over derelict decks | G |
| Like the light where in sight of the streets of the town | H |
| In the mouth of the channel the Wanderer went down | H |
| Keep a watch from the desk as they watch from the deck | C |
| Keep a watch from your home for the light on the wreck | C |
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| But the lights on the wrecks since creation began | I |
| Have been shining in vain for the vagabond clan | I |
| They will never take warning they will not beware | D |
| For they hold for their mottoes What matter What care | D |
| And they sail without compass they sail without check | C |
| Till they steer to their grave neath a light on a wreck | C |
Henry Lawson
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